All About Indie Filmmaking: TheGrill - Let's Talk About Media Leadership, I'm Ready to Listen

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

TheGrill - Let's Talk About Media Leadership, I'm Ready to Listen

Had a great time at the opening night of The Wrap's second annual media leadership conference TheGrill. Sharon Waxman, founder of The Wrap, kicked off the event with a discussion with former chairman of Warner Bros. and CEO of Yahoo, Terry Semel and co-founder of the film fund Global Eagle Harry Sloan.

Semel and Sloan seem to think that content really is king and that major media companies will be opening their pocketbooks to license material for the Web. This is great news for content creators - though I still wasn't hearing how content creators were going to afford to create content that could be licensed.

I think we are still going to need a solution for covering costs of development and production. But at least the buyers will be there. That's a step in the right direction! I'm off to attend the conference now. Up way too early for someone who sets her own hours - ha! They may find me asleep in my chair.

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Filmmaking Terms

Abby Singer - The second to last set up of the last shot of the day.
Adaptation - A screenplay based on a written work, such as book or short story.
Attachment - Verbal or written agreement attaching talent to a film project.
Day Out of Days - Calendar detailing the days each actor will work on the film.
DDACS - Detailed Dialogue Action Continuity Script
Deal Memo - Short form deal between film production and cast or crew.
Development - The period in which the screenplay is finalized for pre-production and other key elements, like financing, cast, and crew, may be attached.
Digital Intermediate - The process of digitizing a 35mm or 16mm film print, resulting in a digital version of the film that can be corrected and from which a final output to film or tape is made.
HD - High Definition; a higher resolution than standard definition.
High or Low Hat - A camera mount that allows for filming low angles.
Magazine - Lightproof film container that attaches to the camera and holds both exposed and unexposed film.
Martini Shot - Final set up of the last shot of the day.
One Liner Schedule - Shooting schedule condensed with each day's schedule on one line.
Pay or Play Offer - An offer from the producer to talent stating that the talent will either be paid or played (required to perform) by a certain date.
Pick Ups - New shots to be filmed that were not part of the original shot list.
Post Production - The period following principal photography in which the film or TV episode is completed.
Pre-Production - Often referred to as Pre-Pro; the preparation period prior to principal photography.
Principal Photography - The primary period of shooting the film or TV episode.
Production Draft - The version of the script that is used during film production.
Reshoot - A period of filming during which shots of the movie or TV show are re-filmed.
Screenplay - A script for a movie or TV show.
Script Breakdown - Detailed list of items and people needed for each scene in the script, from which a schedule and budget are made.
Shooting Schedule - Detailed schedule of principal photography, including lists of items needed from each department.
Shot List - List of shots to be filmed during principal photography.